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2022-09-06T19:52:41-05:00

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Misunderstanding God

Last updated on: September 6, 2022 at 7:52 pm By Joris

The Good News for the Day, September 5, 2022 Monday of the Twenty-third Week of Ordinary Time (437) The Gospel One sabbath, Jesus went into the synagogue and was teaching there. Someone was present whose right hand was not functioning. Some Scribes and Pharisees were watching to see whether Jesus would perform a healing on the Sabbath. They wanted to find some reason to accuse him of lawbreaking. Jesus, Awake to Enemies because Jesus realized their plans, He said... Read more

2022-09-06T19:07:33-05:00

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How Can You Be An Apostle?

Last updated on: September 6, 2022 at 7:07 pm By Joris

The Good News for the Day, September 6, 2022 Tuesday of the Twenty-third Week of Ordinary Time (487) The Gospel Jesus went away to a remote highland to pray. There he spent the night in prayer to God. When dawn came, he gathered his followers around him. The Choosing From among them, He chose a dozen—He called them “Apostles.” They were Simon (the one he re-named Peter)—and his brother Andrew, James, John, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James (Alphaeus’s son), Simon... Read more

2022-09-04T15:49:02-05:00

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To Build a New Family With the Old One

Last updated on: September 4, 2022 at 3:49 pm By Joris

The Good News for the Day, September 4, 2022 The Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time (120) The Gospel A Tough Challenge Significant numbers of people were following along with Jesus. He turned to them to challenge them. “If anybody comes to follow me without separating from (“hating”) father and mother, spouse and children, brothers and sisters – and even their own life, that person cannot be a follower of mine. Anyone who does not carry their own cross and... Read more

2022-09-02T20:17:48-05:00

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“Gradual” is the Good News.

Last updated on: September 2, 2022 at 8:17 pm By Joris

The Good News for the Day, September 1, 2022 Thursday of the Twenty-second Week of Ordinary Time (434) The Gospel While crowds of people were pressing in on Jesus to listen to the message of God, Jesus was standing on the shore of the Lake called Gennesaret. He noticed a couple of boats drawn up there on the beach. Their workers had left them and were cleaning their nets. Getting into one of the boats, the one belonging to Simon,... Read more

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2022-09-02T21:38:06-05:00

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Freedom to Choose to Obey

Last updated on: September 2, 2022 at 9:38 pm By Joris

The Good News for the Day, September 3, 2022 Saturday of the Twenty-second Week of Ordinary Time (436) One Sabbath, while Jesus was passing through a field ripe with grain, his followers started plucking heads of grain, rubbing them in their hands, and eating them. Some Pharisees questioned this—and him, “Why are you doing on the Sabbath something that’s not legal?” Jesus answered them, “Haven’t you read what David did when he and the guerilla fighters with him were hungry?... Read more

2022-08-30T15:16:33-05:00

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The Confrontation

Last updated on: August 30, 2022 at 3:16 pm By Joris

The Good News for the Day, August 30, 2022 Tuesday of the Twenty-second Week of Ordinary Time (432) The Gospel Jesus went back down to Capernaum, Galilee. He would teach there on the Sabbaths. His Influential Preaching in Capernaum People were impressed by his lessons because he spoke with such authority. A Confrontation In the synagogue, there once was someone whose demons had made him amoral and he was yelling, “Hey! What is it with you and us, Jesus of... Read more

2022-08-29T11:11:14-05:00

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“Your Mission, Should you Choose….”

Last updated on: August 29, 2022 at 11:11 am By Joris

The Good News for the Day, August 29, 2022 Monday of the Twenty-second Week of Ordinary Time (431) The Gospel The Setting: Nazareth, the Hometown Jesus came back to Nazareth, his hometown, where he had grown up. He went as usual into his synagogue on the Sabbath day. When He stood up to read, he was handed a scroll of Prophet Isaiah. He opened it and found the place where it was written: The Announcement The spirit of the LORD... Read more

2022-08-28T12:24:14-05:00

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Given respect makes people worthy

Last updated on: August 28, 2022 at 12:24 pm By Joris

The Good News for the Day, August 28, 2022 The Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time (120) The Gospel One Sabbath, Jesus went to dinner at the home of a prominent Pharisee. There were others keeping an eye on him. Seating at a Formal Meal He told a story—a parable—to the people at the table because he noticed how some were picking higher up places on the social scale. “Whenever you get invited by someone to a reception or banquet,... Read more

2022-08-26T20:02:58-05:00

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The Business of Responsibility

Last updated on: August 26, 2022 at 8:02 pm By Joris

The Good news for the Day, August 27, 2022 Saturday of the Twenty-first Week of Ordinary Time (430) The Gospel Jesus tells His students this parable: “A wealthy individual, starting out on an extended business trip called in employees and assigned the entire company to them. The challenges given to you To one was entrusted five portfolios; to another, two; to a third, just one portfolio–to each according to his ability. Then off that boss went. Right... Read more

2022-08-25T11:30:51-05:00

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Da Boss

Last updated on: August 25, 2022 at 11:30 am By Joris

The Good News for the Day, August 25, 2022 Thursday of the Twenty-first Week of Ordinary Time (428 The Gospel Jesus says to his followers: “Wake up and stay awake! You never know the day nor hour when your boss will show up. Are You Awake Listening You can be sure of this: if some head of a household would have found out the hour of the night when a burglar was going to come, he would stay awake and... Read more

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